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Philadelphia Athletics @ Detroit Tigers
1940-07-26 · Day game · Tiger Stadium · Att: 4971 · 2:20
Philadelphia Athletics defeated Detroit Tigers 7–4. Philadelphia Athletics put up 2 in the 3rd. George Caster earned the win.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHA | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | |
| DET | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
W: George Caster L: Tommy Bridges SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: George Moriarty · 1B: Cal Hubbard · 2B: (none) · 3B: Joe Rue · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Philadelphia Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Al Rubeling | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Wally Moses | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Sam Chapman | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
 Bob Johnson | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Dick Siebert | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Hal Wagner | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Benny McCoy | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Al Brancato | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
 George Caster | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Detroit Tigers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pete Fox | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Barney McCosky | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Charlie Gehringer | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Hank Greenberg | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Rudy York | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Pinky Higgins | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Red Kress | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Birdie Tebbetts | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Tommy Bridges | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Dizzy Trout | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bruce Campbell | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Earl Averill | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Sullivan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Philadelphia Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Caster | 9.0 | 8 | 3 | 2 |
Detroit Tigers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Bridges | 4.0 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| Dizzy Trout | 4.0 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Clay Smith | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Al Rubeling: 99/F
- Wally Moses: K
- Sam Chapman: W
- Bob Johnson: 99/F
Bot 1
- Pete Fox: 99/G
- Barney McCosky: 99/F
- Charlie Gehringer: 99/F
Top 2
- Dick Siebert: 99/F
- Hal Wagner: 99/G
- Benny McCoy: K
Bot 2
- Hank Greenberg: S.B-2(E9)
- Rudy York: S.2-H
- Pinky Higgins: CS2(99)
- Pinky Higgins: K
- Red Kress: S
- Birdie Tebbetts: 99/F
Top 3
- Al Brancato: W
- George Caster: 99/SH.1-2
- Al Rubeling: S7.2-H;B-2(E7)
- Wally Moses: S7.2-H(UR)
- Sam Chapman: CS2(99)
- Sam Chapman: W
- Bob Johnson: K
Bot 3
- Tommy Bridges: 99/G
- Pete Fox: 4/L
- Barney McCosky: 99/F
Top 4
- Dick Siebert: D
- Hal Wagner: S.2-H
- Benny McCoy: 99(1)/FO
- Al Brancato: 99(1)/FO
- George Caster: K
Bot 4
- Charlie Gehringer: 99/G
- Hank Greenberg: 99/F
- Rudy York: S
- Pinky Higgins: 99
Top 5
- Al Rubeling: S
- Wally Moses: D9.1-H(E9/TH2)(NR)
- Sam Chapman: S7.2-H
- Bob Johnson: 8.1-2
- Dick Siebert: 99/G
- Hal Wagner: 99/F
Bot 5
- Red Kress: 99/G
- Birdie Tebbetts: 99/F
- Dizzy Trout: 99/G
Top 6
- Benny McCoy: D
- Al Brancato: 99/F
- George Caster: W
- Al Rubeling: 99
- Wally Moses: 99
Bot 6
- Pete Fox: 99/F
- Barney McCosky: 99/F
- Charlie Gehringer: 99/F
Top 7
- Sam Chapman: S
- Bob Johnson: 8.1-2
- Dick Siebert: D.2-H
- Hal Wagner: S.2-H
- Benny McCoy: 99(1)/FO
- Al Brancato: W.1-2
- George Caster: 99
Bot 7
- Hank Greenberg: 99/F
- Rudy York: E5
- Pinky Higgins: 99/F
- Red Kress: K
Top 8
- Al Rubeling: K
- Wally Moses: W
- Sam Chapman: 99/F
- Bob Johnson: 99/F
Bot 8
- Birdie Tebbetts: S
- Bruce Campbell: W.1-2
- Pete Fox: S8.2-H;1-2
- Barney McCosky: W.2-3;1-2
- Charlie Gehringer: 9/F.3-H;2-3
- Hank Greenberg: 8/F.3-H
- Rudy York: S8.1-2
- Pinky Higgins: W.2-3;1-2
- Earl Averill: 3/G
Top 9
- Dick Siebert: 99/G
- Hal Wagner: 99/F
- Benny McCoy: W
- Al Brancato: W.1-2
- George Caster: K
Bot 9
- Birdie Tebbetts: S
- Billy Sullivan: 9/F
- Pete Fox: 5(B)3(1)/LDP